ἐπαιτέωepaitéō
to ask for
Greek (New Testament) · G1871
Meanings
1. to ask besides.
2. to beg: Luke 16:3, Luke 18:35.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- αἰτέωaitéō · G154to ask (in genitive case)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 16:3 “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.
- Luke 18:35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.